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2017 NIT final: Georgia Tech vs. TCU preview

From SEC Country’s Matt Schoch

The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets were a No. 6 seed, having beaten Indiana, Belmont, Ole Miss and CSU Bakersfield. The Yellow Jackets’ best player is junior center Ben Lammers, who averages 14.4 points, 9.3 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 3.3 blocks per game (third in the country). TCU is enjoying one of the best March runs of any team not currently in the NCAA Tournament.

After defeating Big 12 champion Kansas in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament, the Horned Frogs fell to eventual tournament champion Iowa State. However, they have quickly rebounded in the NIT, and are coming off a blowout win over Richmond and a triumph over UCF. They are led by junior forward Kenrich Williams, who nearly averages a double-double (10.9 PPG, 9.5 RPG).

2017 NIT final: Georgia Tech vs. TCU odds

Odds courtesy of BetOnline.ag

Georgia Tech vs. TCU (-3 1/2)

Over/Under: 133

2017 NIT Bracket

2017 NIT rule changes

From Land of 10’s Steven Petrella

The NCAA made some experimental rule changes for the 2017 NIT, and essentially cut games into four quarters, like the pro and high school levels. The biggest change is resetting team fouls to zero at the end of 10-minute segments during each half. That’s how nearly every other basketball league in the world is governed.

After a team commits its fifth foul in a 10-minute segment (and all fouls after that), the other team will shoot two free throws. The “1-and-1” free throws have been eliminated. It changes how fouls are counted, but not how the actual game is timed.

The NCAA is hoping to gather more data through the 31 NIT games to see if it’s eventually worth making the switch to quarters in all of college basketball.